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CVE-2005-3289

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-10-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

LSCFG in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not create temporary files securely, which allows local users to corrupt /etc/passwd and possibly other system files via the trace file.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 5.2, 5.3

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/17202
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015061
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15105
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17202
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015061
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15105

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